as in gems
someone or something unusually desirable
that job is considered a real plum in the broadcasting business
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Dusky aromas of dry earth, gorse, red cherries and red plums with some burning sage.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
This 14% alcohol wine includes aromas of dark red plums, raspberries, pencil lead, mocha, eucalyptus, mint, cedar, coconut and eucalyptus.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The purple team goes for Prairie (including beef, walleye, sour cherries), red for Western (including lamb, hazelnuts, plums), and finally, the green team gets Atlantic (including Snow crab, potatoes, and blueberries).
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Remove fruits from nectarines, plums and other deciduous fruit trees planted this year or last.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Sometimes there’s money to be made on Broadway, but what’s surprising is that this year’s plums are plays, not musicals.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
That said—this recipe would also be delicious with plums or nectarines instead of citrus.
—Hali Bey Ramdene, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
Dark aromas of black pepper, soy, dark plums.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Lovely and varied aromas that include florals, gingerbread, meringue and plums.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
This 14% alcohol wine includes aromas of dark red plums, raspberries, pencil lead, mocha, eucalyptus, mint, cedar, coconut and eucalyptus.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The purple team goes for Prairie (including beef, walleye, sour cherries), red for Western (including lamb, hazelnuts, plums), and finally, the green team gets Atlantic (including Snow crab, potatoes, and blueberries).
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Remove fruits from nectarines, plums and other deciduous fruit trees planted this year or last.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Sometimes there’s money to be made on Broadway, but what’s surprising is that this year’s plums are plays, not musicals.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
That said—this recipe would also be delicious with plums or nectarines instead of citrus.
—Hali Bey Ramdene, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
Dark aromas of black pepper, soy, dark plums.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Lovely and varied aromas that include florals, gingerbread, meringue and plums.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Plums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plums. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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